The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-01-29


the doctor been about. Then QUE sun.
day morning the doctor appeared about
twelve o clock as usual, but insteau oi
taking the street he ordinarily followed
in Paris, he never left the faubourg,
wandering around apparently gloomy
and careworn. Every body noticed his
pallor, which increased the singular
brightness of his eyes
Suddenly he caught sight oil IN ATT
CORA eat sleeping on char before the
bakers shop; he entered, and for the
first time they heard his voice, sharp.
cracked and dry, with cultural accent.
He offered five louis for the cat. The
baker loved his pet, but he dreaded the
doctors wtchcraft, and could not stand
the rattle of that grating voice; so NE
gave up the Angora -- destined no
doubt, to satisfy the voracious appetite
of Manko the monkey
After that Sunday Karel bought dogs.
but cats every day, the most beautiful
as well US the most hideous; the blind,
the crippled, the NANCY always pay
ing n golden louis; and he would cram
them in n sack, and fly like a thief With
his prey.
This state of things lasted for abou,
seven months, at the end of which time
the formerly peaceful quarter WAS in
|
osITY.
From one shop to another the mos,
singular stories were circulated. Some
bold boys attempted to explore the old
hut, but they could not get in and in
the little garden behind the building
| they found heaps of lime full of bones
and other debris. At one of the back
windows the hideous face of the mon.
key appeared and Immediately after
electric alarms were rung, and the ven
turesome spies were forced to fly.
Tbs failure, however. only exa,pcr-
ated The curiosity of the people, and
they even talked OF putting the torch
TO the ruin where this doctor 'continu-
ed to abuse the patience Of The public
But Just at this time an event occur
red which suddenly disclosed the secret
of that mgubrious house and its miste-
rious occupant. One evening in the
month of NAV, at the hour when the
bell OF ST. Michael sounded the ave
Maria" the group of people chatting
before the doors in that quiet street
were startled by strange and horriiied
cries At first they seemed inarticulate
groanngs, mingled with sobS and pierre
ing screams. All at once the shutters
of the doctors house were thrown vio-
lenily open, the door was knocked
down from the ins de, and the negro
Karel rushed ont, his fingers lightly
clutching his woody hair. He rau
straight before HIM with leaps Ike an
antelope chased by apack OF hounds
Carried away by excited curiosity
the crowds Immediately entered the
building, but when they had reached the
doctors workshop even the boldest re-
coiled before the scene OF horror that
was enacting there. In the middle OF
the room, which seemed 10 be full of
steel knives and curious Instruments.
upon a table of black marble, lay DIR.
Symmachus. stark naked. He was
stretched upon his back, his hands and
feet tied to four iron rings fastened III
the wall, and
STANDING OVER Nm, COVERED WITH
BLOOD
And handling Scalpel, was the mon
kcy, Manko Brandishing its hairy
arms. and uttering the most horrible
and triumphant cries. the beast plung-
ed the steel again and again mto the
still quiverng flesh of the doctor, while
the blood rained in streams upon the
floor. Two or three cats that had been vi
yisected, and were still bleeding slowly
dragged themselves around, pieously
moving and rolling their fast glazing
eye-balls - Translated for me Enquirer
from the French Of Charles BUet